Attachment for automobiles.



H. S, 'DBLAMEREi ATTACHMENT POB AUTUMOBILES. APPLIoAToH FILED AUG. 21. 1903.

Patente/' 001;. 12, 1909.

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HENRY S.` DELAMERE, OF FEBNDALE, CALIFORNIA.

ATTCHMNT FOR AUTGIVIOBILES.

automobiles, by means of which the vehicles' Vcan bedrawn out of mud holes; sand pitsh and the like, by their own power, and relates lnorezparticularly to an attachment consisting ot av drum adapted to be removably secured to a driving wheel of an automobile, a line adapted to be wound upon `the drum when the driving wheel is actuated by the motor of the vehicle, and means for attaching the line to a fixed support,1 such as a tree or post, or a stake driven into the ground.

An object ofl the invention is toprovide a simple,inexpensive and eiiicient attachment for automobiles by means of which one or both: of the driving wheels of an'automobile will actuate a removable drum upon'which a line can be wound up, to draw the' auto mobilel out of a mud hole or sand pit, and up steep grades or hills.

A further object of the in veution is to pro# vide a device of the class described, by means (if-which the power of the auton'iobi'le can be used to draw the vehicle out of a inudhole or a sand pit, or up a steep hill, Without the necessity of utilizing draf-t animals or the.

. like.

' The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to'be vmore Jfully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming. a partof this speci- Specication of 'Letters Patent.

ication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and "in Which- Figure 1 is a plan view showing the rear of an automobile chassis, with my invention a plied to the driving wheel thereof, and sliowing a line secured to a stake driven into the ound; Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section showing aportion of a driving wheel having m invention ap lied thereto; Fig. 3 is an en elevation, t 'e device being removed; Fig. 4 isla 'side elevation of the drum l Patented Det. 12, wim.

Application filed August 21, 1908. Serial No. 4&9,587.

showing the inner side 'or face of the same; and is a similar view showing the opposite tace.

Before proceeding to `a more detailed explanation ot my invention, it should -be clearly understood that l-it canbe advantageously applied 'to all types of automobiles or motor vehicles having driving wheels.'

The device can be fashioned-from any suitable material, preferably from east metal Aor the like, and includes -a drum having means for removably attaching it to a driving wheel, to con-vert thedriving Wheel itself into a drum upon which a line can .be wound up when the driving wheel is-actuated, to drag the vehicle from one point to another. 'i prefer to `employ two yofthese drums, one tor each ci' the driving wheels, together with a line having two runs each ada ted to be wound upon one` of the drums. he drums can be'reversed, so that each can be used on the other of. the driving Wheels.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 represents the chassis of an hutomobile, 'having a rear'or'driving raxle-11 and driving wheels 12, the axle being connected by suitable mechanism 13 with the motor. I provide a drum or disk 14 havin a peripheral groove 15 upon which the ine canbe wound. Substantially at the center, the

drum has an opening 16 formed to receive the' hub 17 of a driving wheel 12. At the inner face of the drum are rigid blocks 18, preferably integral with 'the drum end havmg radial spaces therebetween formed to receive the spokes 19 ofthe wheel. It will be lunderstood that any desired number of blocks 18 can be provided if found necessary, one may be provided for the space between each two s okes or if the vehicle is of a lighter'cons ruction` a lesser number of blocks can be employed. Certain of the blocks have outwardly extending screw stems 2O upon which are ino'vably mounted curved ring sections 21 which, together constitute an annular 1ne1nber, substantially concentric with the opening 1G. Thumb nuts 21a are removably mounted upon the stems 2O and serve to cure 'the ring sections in place.

A stud'22 is mounted upon the outer tace of the drum preferably intermediate two slots 23 vthriieh the outer rim of the peripheral groove ol the drum. A line 24, which may he of any suitable form, consisting for example,'of a light rope, nas one end fastened to the stud 22 and is passed through one ofthe slots 23 into the groove 15, so that it can be wound upon the drum. If two drums are Aused the correspondinglines 24 have the free ends connected by means of a ring 25 which in turn is secured at an end of a further line 26. The latter can be fastened to any'fixed support such as a post or a tree, or to a stake 27 adapted to be driven into the ground.

If the vehicle becomes stalled in a mud hole, aysand pit or the like from which it cannot be driven by means of the driving wheels, the drums are attached to thedriving wheels. by placing them at the outside of the wheels, ,with the hubs inserted in the openings 16, the ring sections having been first removed. -The blocks 18 are located between adjacent'spokes and the ring sections' are then replaced and secured in position by means of tliethumb-nuts 21a. The line 26 is thenattac'hed to the fixed support and the moto'rdriven to Wind the lines 24 upon the drums, thereby withdrawing the vehicle from themud hole or other point of the road at which it is stalled. The drum and the other parts of my invention cane-be suitablyl padded or upholstered esesae claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1 A device ofthe class described compris-- ing a removable drum having means whereby it may be attached to a wheel of an automobile, said drum having agrooved periphery, and a hook extending from the outer face thereof, the adjacent edge of the groove being slotted on each side of the hook for the purpose set forth.

2. A device of the class described comprising a removable drum having means whereby it may be attached to the wheel of an automobile, said drum having a gro'oved periphery and a hook extending from the outer faeeoi` the drum,the .edge of the groove adjacent to the llliook being slotted for the purpose set fort In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specification in the two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY s. DELAMERE.

Witnesses: i

G. S: DELAMERE, D. H. SAWATH.

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